DEI and Beyond: Setting the Context and Expanding the Discussion

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Thomas Gregory has been most recently elected as your APPA Vice President. Tom previously served two (2) terms as APPA Treasurer. Prior to serving as treasurer, he was a Region Representative for Illinois. He is a proud graduate of APPA’s Leadership Institute 5. Tom is a past President of the Illinois Probation and Court Services Association and current Chair of the Legislative Committee. He is the Director of Probation for Vermilion County Probation and Court Services where he has proudly served since 1997. 

Isabel Perez-Morina, Ph.D. is the Chief Executive Officer of the Advocate Program. Advocate Program is a private, not-for-profit organization that offers probation, diversion, DUI programs, domestic violence programs, clinical services, and supportive services to court-ordered individuals, veterans, and at-risk children and families. Dr. Perez-Morina obtained her doctorate degree in Clinical Forensic Psychology from Nova Southeastern University. Her work has concentrated on improving the community response to issues affecting public and family safety. She is dedicated to the safety and well-being of individuals, children, and families and the communities they live in. In addition to being a Board Member of the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), Dr. Perez-Morina is also a board member and Immediate Past-President of the Florida Association of Community Corrections (FACC).

Charles Robinson is the Deputy Chief of the Probation & Pretrial Services Office of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. Over the course of more than 20 years, he has worked in both county and federal probation, including supervising a caseload of community supervision clients, training officers and developing systems to support successful implementation of risk instruments, and serving as a chief probation officer. Charles has co-authored several widely used client and officer training programs for community and custodial correctional settings. Among these programs are Decision Points, an open-group cognitive-behavioral program that teaches clients to observe and interrupt thinking that leads to trouble; and Effective Practices in Correctional Settings (EPICS) II, a training program for criminal justice professionals based on behavioral change strategies found to be effective with criminal justice clients. He has extensive experience as a consultant training agency leaders and staff in juvenile and adult correctional settings. He has helped leaders and agencies in the U.S. and other countries better align their community supervision systems with practices proven to exert a positive effect on clients and their communities. Charles has also co-authored several articles that contribute to the research literature supporting effective practices in community supervision.